by Lunatic Goofballs » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:33 pm
by Lackadaisical2 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:35 pm
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by Lunatic Goofballs » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:35 pm
by Lunatic Goofballs » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:36 pm
Lackadaisical2 wrote:I was hoping for more sexual jokes, tbh.
by Lackadaisical2 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:37 pm
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by Nadkor » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:37 pm
Lackadaisical2 wrote:I was hoping for more sexual jokes, tbh.
by Barringtonia » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:37 pm
by Dakini » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:37 pm
Lunatic Goofballs wrote:http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/52740/title/Hubble_goes_deep_and_wide_for_new_view_of_galaxies
Hubble looks further back in time than ever before, seeing galaxies as they were 13.7 billion years ago.
by Lackadaisical2 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:38 pm
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by Monoff » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:38 pm
Lunatic Goofballs wrote:http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/52740/title/Hubble_goes_deep_and_wide_for_new_view_of_galaxies
Hubble looks further back in time than ever before, seeing galaxies as they were 13.7 billion years ago.
http://www.sciencenews.org/pictures/hub ... y_zoom.jpg
It's really something, isn't it? With rare exception, every single object, right down to the tiniest specks are all galaxies. More than 7500 of them in an area of space the size of a piece of paper 2mm on a side held up at arm's length. And to think they almost scrapped Hubble.
I find it really awesome and wondrous. How about you?
by WWII History Geeks » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:38 pm
by Lunatic Goofballs » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:42 pm
Dakini wrote:Lunatic Goofballs wrote:http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/52740/title/Hubble_goes_deep_and_wide_for_new_view_of_galaxies
Hubble looks further back in time than ever before, seeing galaxies as they were 13.7 billion years ago.
I think you mean 12 billion years ago (from the article).
Galaxies didn't come for a while after the big bang.
Still awesome though.
by Avenio » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:46 pm
Lunatic Goofballs wrote:http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/52740/title/Hubble_goes_deep_and_wide_for_new_view_of_galaxies
Hubble looks further back in time than ever before, seeing galaxies as they were 13.7 billion years ago.
http://www.sciencenews.org/pictures/hub ... y_zoom.jpg
It's really something, isn't it? With rare exception, every single object, right down to the tiniest specks are all galaxies. More than 7500 of them in an area of space the size of a piece of paper 2mm on a side held up at arm's length. And to think they almost scrapped Hubble.
I find it really awesome and wondrous. How about you?
by Dakini » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:48 pm
Lunatic Goofballs wrote:Dakini wrote:Lunatic Goofballs wrote:http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/52740/title/Hubble_goes_deep_and_wide_for_new_view_of_galaxies
Hubble looks further back in time than ever before, seeing galaxies as they were 13.7 billion years ago.
I think you mean 12 billion years ago (from the article).
Galaxies didn't come for a while after the big bang.
Still awesome though.
They were actually referring to over 12 billion years of history from the oldest galaxy in that picture to the youngest.
"A new panoramic view of the universe portrays the assembly of galaxies over 12 billions years of cosmic history, depicting that buildup over a wide range of wavelengths with unprecedented sharpness and depth. The farthest galaxies in the compiled image date from a time when the 13.7-billion-year-old universe was less than 1 billion years old, while the closest galaxies emitted their starlight 12 billion years later."
I believe from a different article that some of those galaxies date to about 600 to 800 million years after the Big Bang.
by Lackadaisical2 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:49 pm
Avenio wrote:Lunatic Goofballs wrote:http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/52740/title/Hubble_goes_deep_and_wide_for_new_view_of_galaxies
Hubble looks further back in time than ever before, seeing galaxies as they were 13.7 billion years ago.
http://www.sciencenews.org/pictures/hub ... y_zoom.jpg
It's really something, isn't it? With rare exception, every single object, right down to the tiniest specks are all galaxies. More than 7500 of them in an area of space the size of a piece of paper 2mm on a side held up at arm's length. And to think they almost scrapped Hubble.
I find it really awesome and wondrous. How about you?
Truly, truly beautiful. I love astronomy, and I plan on entering into the field once I graduate. The whole notion that we're seeing things that no-one has seen before, discovering new phenomena and writing new theories to explain the world around us has captivated me ever since I was a little kid.
I think that after Hubble reaches the end of its lifespan, we should bring it back and put it into a place of honour in a museum. That telescope has introduced the wonder of the universe to millions of people around the world, it deserves better than to be left to rust as space junk.
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by Lunatic Goofballs » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:49 pm
Dakini wrote:Lunatic Goofballs wrote:Dakini wrote:Lunatic Goofballs wrote:http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/52740/title/Hubble_goes_deep_and_wide_for_new_view_of_galaxies
Hubble looks further back in time than ever before, seeing galaxies as they were 13.7 billion years ago.
I think you mean 12 billion years ago (from the article).
Galaxies didn't come for a while after the big bang.
Still awesome though.
They were actually referring to over 12 billion years of history from the oldest galaxy in that picture to the youngest.
"A new panoramic view of the universe portrays the assembly of galaxies over 12 billions years of cosmic history, depicting that buildup over a wide range of wavelengths with unprecedented sharpness and depth. The farthest galaxies in the compiled image date from a time when the 13.7-billion-year-old universe was less than 1 billion years old, while the closest galaxies emitted their starlight 12 billion years later."
I believe from a different article that some of those galaxies date to about 600 to 800 million years after the Big Bang.
Yeah, but the universe itself is 13.7 billion years old. So if the oldest galaxies in that image were 600 to 800 My after the big bang then they'd be between 12.9 and 13.1 billion years old, not 13.7.
by Barringtonia » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:50 pm
by Nadkor » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:52 pm
Lackadaisical2 wrote:[I've always felt astronomy was one of the least useful fields, although its somewhat interesting. I guess thats why I'm not giving this the reverence some seem to think it deserves.
by Lackadaisical2 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:54 pm
Nadkor wrote:Lackadaisical2 wrote:[I've always felt astronomy was one of the least useful fields, although its somewhat interesting. I guess thats why I'm not giving this the reverence some seem to think it deserves.
It's useful in that it helps satisfy the basic human desire to know more.
I always think that if knowledge as an entity in itself isn't valued we live in a very sad society indeed.
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by The Scandinvans » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:55 pm
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by Barringtonia » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:58 pm
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